Improvement of ventricular function after atrioventricular junction ablation in a patient with atrial flutter after Mustard's operation

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 523-525

  Tang, Anthony S L ^a   Morton, Brian C ^a   Green, Martin S ^a   Beanlands, Rob S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Mustard's operation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSTARD OPERATION; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BUNDLE OF HIS; CATHETER ABLATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0029984004     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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